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Scientific method

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
2.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
3.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
4.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
5.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
6.

What is an observation?

a)

A scientific statement based on ideas

b)

Using your senses to notice what is going on around you

c)

To be unaware of your surroundings

d)

The question that you want an answer to.

7.
This is the last step in the scientific method
a)
Draw a conclusion
b)
Record your data as results
c)
Share what you have learned with others
d)
Collaborate with others
8.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
9.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
10.
A hypothesis is simply a prediction that has not yet been _.
a)
proven or disproven
b)
made into a theory
c)
results calculated
d)
written about
11.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
12.
Observations made during an experiment are called:
a)
results
b)
problems
c)
conclusions
d)
questions
13.
The scientific method is made up of several:
a)
stones
b)
experiments
c)
problems
d)
steps
14.
The factors in an experiment that can be changed. 
a)
variables
b)
quantitative data
c)
hypothesis
d)
steps
15.
An education guess about the results of an experiment is a _____________________
a)
Conclusion
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Experimental Plan
d)
Materials List
16.
To make sure your experimental results are reliable, you should:
a)
Write more than one hypothesis
b)
Use more than one variable
c)
Only do the experiment one time
d)
Repeat the experiment many times
17.
The first step of the scientific method is to make a(n) ____________ of something in the world.
a)
observation
b)
paper airplane
c)
hypothesis
d)
conclusion
18.
The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.
a)
data
b)
conclusions
c)
notebook
d)
inquiry
19.
In a well designed experiment, you should change how many variables?
a)
only one
b)
no more than two
c)
none at all
d)
as many as are needed
20.
The one variable you change is called the ___________ variable.
a)
independent
b)
dependent
c)
controlled
21.
Everything you want to remain the same or unchanged is called are called  the ___________ variables.
a)
independent
b)
dependent
c)
controlled
22.
The final results and answers to your big question is shared in your ________________.
a)
conclusion
b)
hypothesis
c)
observation
d)
inquiry
23.
After a scientific experiment is performed, data is recorded, and conclusions are drawn, what should be done next?
a)
Share your research with other scientists
b)
Keep your research a secret
c)
Destroy all evidence of your experiment
24.
A test used to discover something unknown.
a)
data
b)
variable
c)
conclusion
d)
experiment
25.

Which scientist developed three laws of motion?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

26.
What type of math was Newton known for developing?
a)
Geometry
b)
Trigonomety
c)
Calculus
d)
Addition
27.

_____________________ was a mathematician who improved scientific research and was always questioning things.

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Aristotle

28.

Who was the English scientist who discovered the laws of gravitation?

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Kepler

d)

Copernicus

29.

A __________ is a tool that is used to measure temperature or how hot or cold something is.

a)

beaker

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

thermometer

d)

ruler

30.

A tool that is used to magnify, or make objects appear larger. This tool allows you to see small details that could NOT be seen with a hand lens.

a)

Microscope

b)

Safety Goggles

c)

Hand Lens

d)

Balance Scale

31.
What is this science tool?
a)
balance scale
b)
beaker
c)
hand lenses
d)
thermometer
32.
What is this science tool?
a)
beaker
b)
microscope
c)
hand lenses
d)
thermometer
33.

Who was the scientist who died experimenting and trying to preserve meat in the snow?

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Galileo

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Isaac Newton

34.

It only took one scientist to come up with the Scientific Method?

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Scientists always agreed on how the Scientific Method should be?

a)

true

b)

false